its all about comfort and gaming mouses have been always being doing that while providing additional features, high DPI, better sensors, and others. I mean, my first gaming mice was the BFG/ Razer Boomslang and comfort is the one thing I always look for.

yea. I love the G500 for everything but gaming. The sensor location messed with me so bad! I mean bad! I need the it to be centerd in the body of the mouse:( so I'm getting the G400 to see how that go's. But it is a great mouse.

yeah I can see that. I wish it were more centered. Oddly it's because it was more centered than other mice with similar features that I've stuck with the G500. if I were a serious twitch gamer I probably would use something else. I like the hyperscroll for web browsin. weeee.

An old crappy mouse can have problems. At the same time, buying a new mouse won't instantly making you a super awesome gaming ninja if you weren't one before. However, I do think having a good mouse and keyboard are important - if nothing else they make PC use much easier, even outside of gaming. Just don't get caught up in the hype of certain items - having a million features doesn't mean you will ever use them

The beauty of this is its all personal preference. I know some people that rock $15 rubber dome keyboards and $3 bargin bin mice and totaly rock at BF3. Mention mechanical keyboards or spiffy mice to them and they glaze over, They think we are about retarded for nitpicking over this sensor or that mouse has prediction lol. However I am of the opinion that having a quality keyboard and mouse can allow a player to reach a new level of epic pwonage.